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Another Saturday night at Lancaster Speedway came and went, but this time, the air temperature was the hottest it had been all season. In as much as it has gotten “summerish,” the racing responded to the temps – hot, hot.

Lancaster Speedway continues to produce exciting weekly dirt track racing on the smoothest and raciest surface ever. Kudos to the “Mud Masters” for giving the drivers a great place to race.

Van Wyck native Shawn Crawford will race against three-time Beijing Olympic medalist and world record holder Usain Bolt of Jamaica in the 100-meter race at the Festival of Excellence exhibition in Toronto on Thursday.

The race will be the first meet in which the two runners have faced off since the Beijing Olympics last summer.

Crawford won the silver medal in the 200-meter event in Beijing, behind Bolt, who won the race in a world record of 19.30 seconds.

The Lancaster County swim team opened its 2009 recreation swim team season, posting a 456-80 win over Kershaw on Tuesday at the Lancaster County pool.

The LCST Sharks were led by Gracie Scott, Noah Phillips and Chris James who had four firsts each. Cody Brown, Courtney Hicks and Logan Phillips had three firsts apiece. Emma DeVenny, Brooks Digh, Elizabeth Catoe, Will Jones, Ashley Abbott, Darby Threatt and Bryce Blanton had two wins each.

Twas the night before the full moon and many were in the house. Everyone was ready for racing, yes – even would be a mouse.

Saturday night was here. A week of heavy rain in the Lancaster area caused many to wonder if the track would be race ready. Friday night tracks canceled their events, so fans poured into Lancaster Speedway anticipating the weekly dirt racing fix.